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IgamOgamJones · 07/07/2018 15:17

I received a letter from my doctor's surgery about cervical smears. I don't want one. I'm 50 and don't want any more, I've done what they said for my entire adult life re getting a cervical smear and I've had enough thank you NHS, no need to spend precious funds on that ok? NO, not ok. The letter says that if I do not wish to have these tests I am required to ring my doctor and then after that if I STILL don't want the bloody thing shoved up me and my cervix scraped then I am required to ring another bloody number! FFS! I don't want my cervix scraped any more and I don't want to listen to a well meaning doctor explain to me that I have no idea about my health so isn't it better to be safe rather than sorry...now, knickers off and open your legs so I can shove this thing up you AGAIN. Am I overreacting, I don't bloody think so!

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SchadenfreudePersonified · 09/07/2018 14:12

Are you aware men can also develop breast cancer? How many men are routinely offered mammograms?... none. Yes, screening is completely unfair and baised.

Routine examinations are offered when the risk of cancer is high. With regard to breast cancer - men can develop it, but it is very rare (less than 0.01%) while it is common in women (12-13%) and steadily increasing. It would be a waste of resources to routinely offer screening to men for this particular type of cancer.

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